| UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 25, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Conseco Fieldhouse | |||
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
| Attendance | 15,811 | |||
| Total gate | $1,600,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 295,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana.
Background
On August 15, 2010, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira had to pull out of his bout with Frank Mir due to an injury that would require surgery. It later was reported to be a recurring hip injury. Mirko Cro Cop replaced Nogueira in the main event. The Mir/Nogueira bout was rescheduled and took place at UFC 140 in December 2011.
Aaron Riley was expected to face UFC newcomer Pat Audinwood at this event, but Riley was forced from the card with an injury and was replaced by Thiago Tavares.
UFC 119 featured preliminary fights live on Spike TV and ESPN UK.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Mirko Cro Cop | KO (knee) | 3 | 4:02 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Bader | def. | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Chris Lytle | def. | Matt Serra | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Evan Dunham | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard | def. | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Middleweight | C.B. Dollaway | def. | Joe Doerksen | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Heavyweight | Matt Mitrione | def. | Joey Beltran | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Thiago Tavares | def. | Pat Audinwood | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:47 | |
| Lightweight | Waylon Lowe | def. | Steve Lopez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | T. J. Grant | def. | Julio Paulino | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Sean McCorkle | def. | Mark Hunt | Submission (straight armbar) | 1 | 1:03 | |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham and Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran
- Knockout of the Night: None awarded
- Submission of the Night: C.B. Dollaway
References
- "UFC 119 officially draws 15,811 attendance for 1.6 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. September 29, 2010.
- "UFC 119 numbers". mmajunkie.com. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
- "Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online -- WWE, TNA, UFC and International Wrestling and MMA Headlines". Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- "UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop". ufc.com. 2010-07-19.
- Report: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic replaces "Big Nog" in UFC 119 headliner MMAjunkie.com 2010-08-15
- Cro Cop to Face Mir in UFC 119 Main Event UFC 2010-08-16
- CroCop steps in for injured Nog against Mir, UFC 119 Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Fighters Only Magazine 2010-08-15
- Aaron Riley out, Thiago Tavares in against Pat Audinwood at UFC 119 Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today MMAjunkie.com 2010-08-17
- Thiago Tavares pega estreante no UFC 119 Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine TATAME 2010-08-17
